In 2015, voters will be asked to OK renovations and a new turf field at the high school at a cost of $16.8 million.
Leslie Bridgers
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Leslie Bridgers is a columnist for the Portland Press Herald, writing about Maine culture, customs and the things we notice and wonder about in our everyday lives. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left. She joined the Portland Press Herald in 2011 as a reporter and spent seven years as the paper’s features editor, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and food.
Westbrook gives early approval to rezoning land
The City Council’s preliminary vote allows for residents to weigh in at a hearing in two weeks.
Westbrook elementary school secretary named best in state
The Maine Principals’ Association has named June Lentz 2014 Secretary of the Year.
It’s out of the bag: Maine loves its cats
An online ranking places the state at the top of the best places to live for cat lovers.
Portland sewer clogs lead to plea: Don’t flush baby wipes
Three groups are collaborating on an eight-week campaign that aims to keep wipes from clogging the wastewater system.
Women’s self-pay rehab will replace Crossroads halfway house in Portland
The 30-day residential program will treat up to eight addicts and charge $10,000 to $14,000 each.
Maine woman dies in collision with logging truck
Icy roads likely contributed to the crash in Peru, police say.
Traip student threatened to kill others, police say
The 17-year-old from Kittery is charged with terrorizing.
Friday morning fire destroys Springvale home
A cat is killed in the fast-moving blaze, which appears to be accidental.
Six linked patients, three saved lives in series of kidney transplants
Two Mainers are part of the one-day series of operations in a growing donation practice built on strangers giving from the heart.